Rooting hormone

[iceicebaby]

Hi I wanted to know if it will help to spray rooting hormone on the nodes of dendrobium
I mean will it lead to new kieke formation or increased root formation in the pseudobulb?

Dev

[tmaxwell]

Most commercially produced rooting hormones contain IBA or indole-3 butyric acid, a naturally produced auxin which stimulates cell division and in most cases root development. As far as generating keikis, rooting hormone may not be the best choice. I think there are some solutions available with a more complete set of hormones (IAA, gibberellins, etc), as well as nutrients, to facilitate the generation of keiki's. Also, it probably would stimulate rooting to some degree on the pseudobulbs, but the concentrations used in rooting hormone solutions are WAY high, and i'm not sure if extra roots on old p'bulbs is necessary. More than likely, if your plant is able to support healthy keiki's, and in good health, with proper conditions, it will put some out itself. I'm interested to look further into this, for node propagation.
Good question!

[priz_m]

Dev, I think what you need is keikipro which supposedly is used to encourage keiki development and diluted can encourage new roots as well. There's also keiki paste for keikis

I've personally haven't tried either, but there's a prevoius thread here about it:

Keiki Pro

I hope this helps

[phragguy]

it does work on most phals,takes a long time compared to getting stem props done

[utah]

Okay - that does it. I'm going to have to either break my fingers, quit reading this forum (yeah, right), or get a second job! You people are going to drive me to orchid bankruptcy.

Okay, I just bought keikipro, live moss, and am looking at some highly desirable seedlings - and it's just dinner time.

You guys are in so much trouble for aiding and abetting me!

[priz_m]

Originally Posted by utah

Okay - that does it. I'm going to have to either break my fingers, quit reading this forum (yeah, right), or get a second job! You people are going to drive me to orchid bankruptcy.

Okay, I just bought keikipro, live moss, and am looking at some highly desirable seedlings - and it's just dinner time.

You guys are in so much trouble for aiding and abetting me!

Our work here is done